Schleswig-Holstein dumps Vole in favour of open source
LibreOffice replaces Microsoft Office
The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open-source software, reports Mike Saunders from LibreOffice.
Colleges start to abandon remote learning
Mixed results
The president emeritus of the Great Lakes College Association, Richard A. Detweile,r has penned an article that says "nearly all colleges have re-adopted in-person education this fall, despite delta variant risks.
Intel admits a decade of bad decisions
Gelsinger says these problems don’t go away overnight
Intel's new chief executive, [Kicking] Pat Gelsinger, has told CNET that Chipzilla was at a fork in the road [or forked] after squandering its lead because of a half decade of problems modernising its manufacturing.
Indiscriminate mass surveillance is incompatible with EU law
Bloc’s highest court warns
EU member state hopes that they can create huge databases to spy on their citizens in the name of defence have received a kick in the nadgers by the bloc’s top court.
Tame Apple Press claims electric car is coming
This is not a repeat of the story written every month since 2014
While Apple has not managed to get the motor industry to take its electric car proposal seriously, that is not stopped the Tame Apple Press from peddling claims about what amounts to vapourware for years.
Microsoft worried about Activision Blizzard’s reputation
Head of Xbox is reviewing the relationship
Microsoft's head of Xbox said he's "evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments", in light of the recent revelations at the video game publisher.
Apple’s repair policy was not done out of the “goodness of its heart”
Another game of monopoly
While the Tame Apple Press was doing its best to claim that the fruity cargo cult was offering DIY repair kits to show its goodness, more cynical people - other than us - are smelling a rat.
Nvidia booms on Wall Street
Shares jump on earnings report
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street were rushing to buy Nvidia stock yesterday after its third-quarter results were announced on Wednesday.
Woz worried about space junk
Apple founder wants to use satellites to create a “Google maps” of space
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's startup Privateer aims to create a “Google Maps” in space using lots of satellites.
Apple offers DIY kits
Getting the regulators off its back
In a move which has probably more to do with the regulators, and less to do with service, Apple is offering fanboys kits to do home repairs.